Read the following story excerpt and answer the question that follows:
"come on james! " nick called him from the street. "let's get to the court. the guys are waiting." james looked down at his list of assignments on the computer. "nick, i can't go today," he yelled regretfully out his window. "i am behind on my work. you are, too! you should come over and we can study together." no response from nick. james sighed and opened his website. a short time later he heard a loud knock at the door. it was nick. "you were right. let's finish up and then go shoot hoops."
what does this dialogue reveal about james?
a. james is a responsible person.
b. james cares more about basketball than school.
c. james is reckless about his schooling.
d. james likes to study alone.

x=4, y=4

step-by-step explanation:

y=2x-4;

x+2y=12

we can use substitution since the first equation is solved for y

where ever you see y in the second equation, replace it with 2x-4

x + 2(2x-4) = 12

distribute the 2

x+4x-8 = 12

combine like terms

5x-8=12

add 8 to each side

5x-8+8=12+8

5x=20

divide by 5

5x/5 = 20/5

x =4

we still need to solve for y

y = 2x-4

we know x =4

y = 2(4) -4

y = 8-4

y=4

nature versus humanity!

the narrator is a first person, participant one, who describes in the simple past tense important and difficult events in his earlier life. he also provides temporal markers as the month (january) and the time (12: 30 pm). finally the account of his experience is very detailed, to the extent that a participant narrator would talk the same way about his experiences. a good example of such detail is the mention of the “bovril ration” which historically was a native american food adopted by european explorers in arctic and antarctic regions due to its high level of calories.

thats just how it be sometimes